Newbie with twin axle levelling issues

Lining up the wheel bang on for the Alco lock is absolutely vital. My second time out I was not fully lined up and still fitted it and cross threaded the receiver. I had to order a 20mm rap of the correct thread size and tap it clean. 

Now I fit the lock without the bolt into the wheel and use the mark one eyeball to check it is absolutely spot on.

A question.

I have a single axle caravan, alko lock, insurance company fine with that, me too.

So why do they insist that ta's have two fitted?

Why fit two anyway? If it does get stolen, how would they factually know you didn't?

Seems alot of trouble to me to bother with for very little gain.

There is no point in just fitting just one wheel lock to a TA van because all the low-life will do is deflate the tyre with the wheel lock fitted and tow it away. Whilst that may attract some attention, it wouldn't if it allowed the van to be put on a low-loader.

My CAMC insurance allows for one Alko lock to be fitted - when on site - as long as another approved type of lock is used on a wheel on the other axle.

I suppose, if recovered after being stolen - they would be looking for evidence that two wheel locks had been removed, and if it wasn't there, could refuse to pay out. I agree, to some extent that it might, in some circumstances, be difficult to prove - a bit like qualifying for the discount for ATC. You have to state that it was working at the time of any incident and whilst you could give assurance that it was working when the van was hitched up - whose to know what could happen whilst you were on your journey?

I suppose, as with any contract, there has to be an element of trust and reasonableness on both sides.

Cross threading a M20 bolt takes some doing .... obviously forced it to do so. 

I only do the bolt up hand tight - If it won't tighten by hand without the wrench it isn't aligned. 

Exactly.

I recall a tool a friend had made during his apprenticeship with Rolls Royce. It was a disc of metal about 4" diameter and 3/8th" thick with a knurled edge, and a hexagonal hole in the centre.   We called it a nut spinner, but they dont seem to appear on e-Bay etc under that title.

Just the job for reducing the fiddling turning one of these bolts.

presumably you'd need a set of them with varying sized hexagonal holes for varying sized nuts/bolts 🤔

I'd guess that these would be a step up from the original idea 👍

My friend worked on aero engine overhauls, so the apprentice training made the tools they needed rather than a full set of anything. He had some very simple tools that made technical jobs easier - the simplest was an old three-cornered file ground down smooth on each face to make a gasket scraper. The one he gave me has been well used for decades now.

I have some home made tools like that too .... 👍